Darrow
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 454
Likes: 0
From: SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA
Darrow
Hi New To The Corvette Owners World.
Always Wanted One Since 71 When My Room Mate Had A 68
Finily Bought One, Don't Know Much About Corvettes. I Bought A 84 Looks Good Have All The Receipts On All Work Done About 10 Pounds Worth, Even The Original Window Sticker. Car Seems Ok. Runs Good Has A 3 Year Old Paint Job. Glade To Be In Able To Read All The Forum News. I Am Just Starting To See The Things That It Needs Any Info On What To Look For Would Be Great I Know From The Cracked Rubber On The Front Shock Mounts That New Shocks Are Required, Also Most Bushings Are Showing Signs Of Old Age .
My Other Sports Car Is A 350 Z
Plan To Make The Vette As Close To Orignal As Possable.
Any Suggestions Darrow
Always Wanted One Since 71 When My Room Mate Had A 68
Finily Bought One, Don't Know Much About Corvettes. I Bought A 84 Looks Good Have All The Receipts On All Work Done About 10 Pounds Worth, Even The Original Window Sticker. Car Seems Ok. Runs Good Has A 3 Year Old Paint Job. Glade To Be In Able To Read All The Forum News. I Am Just Starting To See The Things That It Needs Any Info On What To Look For Would Be Great I Know From The Cracked Rubber On The Front Shock Mounts That New Shocks Are Required, Also Most Bushings Are Showing Signs Of Old Age .
My Other Sports Car Is A 350 Z
Plan To Make The Vette As Close To Orignal As Possable.
Any Suggestions Darrow
Team Owner
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 24,337
Likes: 25
From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
Welcome!
The rubber bushings are probably in poor shape in general. Poly kits go for just shy of $200, and are a good way to get familiar with your car's suspension.
Are you handy with a wrench?
The rubber bushings are probably in poor shape in general. Poly kits go for just shy of $200, and are a good way to get familiar with your car's suspension.
Are you handy with a wrench?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 454
Likes: 0
From: SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA
Originally Posted by CentralCoaster
Welcome!
The rubber bushings are probably in poor shape in general. Poly kits go for just shy of $200, and are a good way to get familiar with your car's suspension.
Are you handy with a wrench?
The rubber bushings are probably in poor shape in general. Poly kits go for just shy of $200, and are a good way to get familiar with your car's suspension.
Are you handy with a wrench?
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 46,295
Likes: 2,596
From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Wilkommen. Welcome to the Forum. Good choice of cars. Should be interesting what all you're going to do with this car. Keep is aligned with your work! 
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 454
Likes: 0
From: SAN CLEMENTE CALIFORNIA
(darrow) To All Who Welcomed Me. Thanks
Still Trying To Learn The Forum
I Must Say The Frist Problem I Had Was Shutting The Hood ...i Ordered A New Hood Support,hope It Gets Here Soon.are Ther Any Hood Shocks That Hold The Hood Up? Also Advised Parts Deailers? One Thing I Notice When On Cold Start Until Warm Up There Is A Vibration Noise At lower Rpms.. Is This Normal With The Older Units?
what is a 20
I Must Say The Frist Problem I Had Was Shutting The Hood ...i Ordered A New Hood Support,hope It Gets Here Soon.are Ther Any Hood Shocks That Hold The Hood Up? Also Advised Parts Deailers? One Thing I Notice When On Cold Start Until Warm Up There Is A Vibration Noise At lower Rpms.. Is This Normal With The Older Units?
what is a 20
Last edited by DARROW; Mar 25, 2006 at 12:38 AM.
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 24,460
Likes: 7
From: sw Ohio
welcome to the forum! A little vibration is normal on cold startups, but it could be bad depending on where its coming from. There is an A.I.R. pump on the engine used for smog purposes and it tends to make quite a racket under the hood which could cause a vibration. I'd make sure the car is in good running order and then try to pinpoint the vibration.
Welcome
Welcome to the madness!!!